Carl Jung would likely see Bonnaroo not merely as a music festival, but as a ritualistic expression of the collective unconscious.

Jung believed in individuation—the lifelong process of becoming more fully oneself. He might view Bonnaroo as a temporary container, temenos, in which people can explore parts of themselves they normally repress. The costumes, spontaneous art, communal rituals, and altered states can be seen as tools of inner exploration, opening the door to symbolic experience.

Yet, Jung would likely caution against escapism. Are the insights and symbols encountered here being integrated—or simply left behind in the mud?

With awareness, Bonnaroo becomes more than a weekend—it becomes a serious symbolic phenomenon, rich with material for inner work.

✨ I put together a 5-minute active imagination meditation to help you tap into your own deeper meaning of Bonnaroo and to help you better receive the unconscious messages that Bonnaroo brings!